Capital Markets

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has one of the premier capital markets practices in Japan, encompassing all aspects of global and domestic debt and equity offerings by Japanese issuers and offerings into the Japanese market by international issuers. We also provide consultation, advice, and continuous disclosure services in relation to capital markets. ■ Debt Capital Markets AMT regularly acts as counsel in connection with offerings of debt securities in the Japanese market by supranational and sovereign entities, as well as international corporations. Our projects in this area have included primary offerings of Samurai bonds by numerous prominent international issuers. We also handle secondary offerings (uridashi) in the Japanese market of debt securities issued by sovereign and corporate issuers in the European market. Our experience includes advising on debt securities sold by international issuers through primary and secondary offerings in the Japanese market including not only straight bonds, but also dual currency bonds, index-linked securities and equity-linked securities, such as exchangeable bonds and convertible bonds. Our experience and expertise in this area enables us to assist in offerings in the Japanese market by issuers of any nationality, regardless of the complexity or innovative nature of the planned offering. Our Firm is also regularly involved in offerings of a wide variety of debt securities by Japanese companies in all major international capital markets, including the EU, Asia and other Euro markets, as well as US and Canada markets. The offerings we have handled range from straight bonds to equity-linked securities, such as convertible bonds and warrants. Through this experience, we have accumulated practical knowledge with respect to securities regulations, listing rules, and market practices in various capital markets that help us to more effectively advise both our international and Japanese clients. Through our diversified practice we have also accumulated considerable knowledge regarding the broad spectrum of industries encompassed by Japanese issuers. ■ Equity Capital Markets In the area of equity offerings, AMT has substantial experience in global and Japanese offerings of equity securities by international and Japanese issuers. For international issuers, we handle both public offerings and private placements of equity securities in Japan. This aspect of our capital markets practice includes regularly advising on the Japan tranches of global offerings by international issuers. We also regularly represent Japanese issuers in connection with issuances of equity securities in international capital markets. In the case of global offerings by such issuers, we are generally involved in both the international and Japanese tranches of such offerings. The global offerings referred to above are often initial public offerings (IPOs), and as such are subject to stringent disclosure and corporate governance requirements. AMT has significant experience in advising on IPOs and has been involved in many IPOs by prominent international and Japanese companies. Offerings of shares in connection with the privatization of government-held entities represent another component of our global offering practice. We frequently act as legal advisors in connection with major privatization issues encountered by international and Japanese entities in the Japanese markets. ■ Listing, Capital Market Compliance and Support Concomitant with our capital markets practice, we have advised on the listing of shares of numerous prominent international companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. AMT regularly assists clients with continuous disclosure requirements and other compliance obligations imposed on international issuers of debt and equity securities under Japanese securities regulations and Tokyo Stock Exchange rules.

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Osamu Tanaka
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Recently, in particular, Mr. Tanaka has been handling matters of issues and or distributions of shares, bonds, notes and investment trust beneficial certificates by foreign or domestic issuers. He also handled legal matters relating to investments by foreign and domestic investors in real properties in or outside Japan. Mr. Tanaka was reported as a lawyer who prevailed at the first court decision in Japan given with respect to a business model patent regarding services rendered through internet.
Daisuke Taga
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Daisuke Taga's practice covers a wide range of fields, from international and domestic finance, including capital markets transactions, structured finance and securities transactions, to real estate and general corporate matters.
Ryu Umezu
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Ryu Umezu specializes in finance, securities and capital market transactions, investments (including corporate, business and real property acquisitions), investment funds and regulatory matters for financial institutions and investment funds. As a capital markets specialist, he has prominent record in advising IPOs, listings, equity offerings and debt offerings in Japan as well as at the markets out of Japan including the US, UK, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore and Israel. He advises a number of major global and Japanese financial institutions.
Atsushi Komase
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Minoru Kobayashi
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Minoru Kobayashi’s practice focuses on real estate, capital markets and structured finance transactions, such as real estate non-recourse loans, establishment of real estate funds, including Japanese REITs (real estate investment trusts), issuance and offering of debt and equity securities in international and domestic markets and complex securitizations. His practice has also included a wide range of corporate transactions, including corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, licensing and international trade.
Takuo Hirose
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Capital markets transactions including private/public securities offerings, M&A transactions, general corporate matters and intellectual property
Yasuyuki Kuroda
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Mr. Kuroda has been engaged in a broad range of matters at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune since he joined the firm in 2000. His works focus on general corporate, securities issue of domestic and international capital markets, advice regarding financial regulations and corporate litigation.
Masayuki Hashimoto
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Masayuki Hashimoto specializes in establishment and marketing of domestic and foreign investment trusts, incorporating and listing of J-REITs, issuance, offering and sale of investment units of J-REITs, establishment and registration of investment companies and compliance of securities firms and other financial institutions and has extensive experience in capital markets, securities regulations and financial regulations.
Hiroto Ando
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Hiroto Ando has been engaged in a broad range of matters at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune since he joined the firm in 2002. He focuses on a variety of corporate matters including issuance of securities in both the international and domestic capital markets, mergers and acquisition and corporate restructuring.
Moegi Shirakawa
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Moegi Shirakawa has been engaged in a broad range of matters at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune since she joined the firm in 2003. She focuses on a variety of corporate matters such as issuance of securities in both international and domestic capital markets and other finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions and investment transactions.

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